Student acknowledgements: Graduate

The College of Nursing congratulates and recognizes its graduate students on their achievements.

July 2024

Awards — congratulations to:

Adam Brandt

Adam Brandt, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the 2024-2025 Research Manitoba Masters Studentship Award for $20,000.

Michaela Bourque, IIS PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald), recipient of the Nancie J. Mauro (nee Tooley) Graduate Scholarship in Oncology Research for $7,250.

Tara Tourloukis, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Conference Award for $1,000.

Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate) recipient of the 2024 Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Indigenous Graduate Fellowship for $24,000.

Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate) recipient of the 2024 Joan and Dean Sandham Scholarship in Aboriginal Health Professional Leadership for $10,612.50.

Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon & Dr. Donna Martin), recipient of the Research Data Centre Graduate Student Award for $5,000.

Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon and Dr. Donna Martin) recipient of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Conference Award for $1,000.

Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon and Dr. Donna Martin) recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award for $750.

Medals — congratulations to:

Spring 2024 Convocation Award Recipients:

  • Kristen Gulbransen, ARNM Medal of Excellence, PhD in Nursing (advisor: Dr. Kellie Thiessen)
  • Kristen Steinke, ARNM Medal of Excellence, Master of Nursing (advisor: Dr. Suzanne Lennon)
  • Brooke Kempin, ARNM Medal of Excellence, Master of Nursing/Nurse Practitioner Program (advisor: Ashley Hardy)
  • Andrea Toews, Dr. Shannon Scott Prize for Excellence in Nursing Research (advisor: Dr. Donna Martin)

Recognition — congratulations to:

Catherin Falvo (Faculty advisor: Dr. Michelle Lobchuk; Internal member: Dr. Wanda Chernomas; External member: Dr. Renee El- Gabalawy) for successfully defending her MN Thesis on June 18, 2024, entitled, Secondary traumatic stress, job satisfaction, anxiety, depression and coping among pediatric perioperative nurses: A Descriptive, correlational study.

Jennie MacMillan Gomez (Faculty advisor: Dr. Christina West; Internal member: Dr. Vanessa Van Bewer; External member: Dr. Deborah McPhail) for successfully defending her MN Thesis Proposal on June 21, 2024, entitled, Dads’ experiences parenting gender diverse children and youth in Manitoba.

Aniela Mora (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald; Internal member: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; External member: Dr. Kristy Wittmeier) for successfully defending her MN Thesis Proposal on May 6, 2024, Mixed methods usability testing of family and clinician engagement with an interactive knowledge exchange platform in childhood neurodiversity.

Stephanie Van Haute (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; Internal member: Dr. Wanda Philips-Beck; External Member: Dr. Linda Diffey) for successfully completing the PhD written and oral components of the candidacy examination on June 26, 2024, entitled, Tawâw- come in, you’re welcome, there’s room: A case study of Churchill Health Centre’s journey towards reconciliation, using Indigenous ways of knowing.

Ariel Wilcox, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judy Scanlan) for being accepted to the Asper School of Business’s President’s Student Leadership Program for the 2024-2025 year.

Below are previously reported graduate student achievements for this year (April 2023 – April 2024)

Awards

  • Ashley Bell, MN student, was the recipient of the Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba award for $2,250. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate)
  • Adam Brandt, MN student, was the recipient of Dr. Kenneth Clark Travel Award in Nursing for $1,250. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby)
  • Yael Gelfman, MN student, was the recipient of the Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba award for $2,250. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby)
  • Abigail Kawadza, MN student, was the recipient of the Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba award for $2,250. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan)
  • Abigail Kawadza, MN student, was the recipient of the Martha Donovan Leadership Development Award for $2,083.45. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan)
  • Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student, was the recipient of the Indigenous Doctoral Program Fellowships for $20,000. (Faculty advisors: Dr. Roberta Woodgate and Dr. Wanda Phillips Beck)
  • Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student, was the recipient of the Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba award for $2,250. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate and Dr. Wanda Phillips Beck)
  • Vera Anokyewaa Amponsah, MN student, was the recipient of University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship Award Top-up for $10,000. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Sonia Udod).
  • Raymond Chhun, PhD student, was the recipient of RFHS Graduate Stipend Top-Up Support for $12,000. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer)
  • Jess Crawford, MN student, was the recipient of the Dean of RFHS Graduate Student Achievement Prize. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Annette Schultz).
  • Yael Gelfman, MN student, was the recipient of the General Award from the University of Manitoba for $4,500. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby).
  • Karen Livingston, MN student, was the recipient of the University of Manitoba Graduate Student Award (UMGSA) 2023-2024, Kathryn Huget Leadership Award (Calgary Foundation Student Award), Canadian Nurses Foundation Student Scholarship and Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) Centennial Legacy Award. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Michelle Lobchuk).
  • Michaela Bourque, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) was recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Doctoral Training Award (valued at $210,000 over four years).
  • Adam Brandt, MN student, was recipient of the RFHS Dean’s Graduate Student Achievement Prize. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby.)
  • Adam Brandt, MN student, was recipient of the University of Manitoba Emerging Leader Award.
  • Jennifer Dunsford, director of clinical education and doctoral student, was recipient of the SSHRC Doctoral Award of $40,000.
  • Yael Gelfman, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby) was recipient of the Greene Memorial Fellowship for $15,000.
  • Jennie MacMillan Gomez, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Christina West) was recipient of the Greene Memorial Fellowship for $15,000.
  • Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student, was recipient of the Pamela Hardisty Graduate Fellowship for $21,425.

The following graduate students were recipients of the University of Manitoba Graduate Student Fellowship ($72,000)

  • Raymond Chhun, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer)
  • Katelyn Smallwood-MacDonald, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Harder)
  • Eunice Erhaze, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Harder)
  • Lindsey Smith, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer)

The following six MN students were awarded Irene E. Nordwich Foundation grants of $2,000:

  • Ashley Derbowka
  • Jenna Intrater,
  • Kaylin Lalchun
  • Stephanie Mazzon
  • Nikitaben Patel
  • Helen Zhu

Scholarships

  • Adam Brandt, MN student, was the recipient of Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Scholarship for $5,000. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby)
  • Adam Brandt, MN student, was the recipient of Grace Hospital Scholarship Fund for $1,000. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby)
  • Abigail Kawadza, MN student, was the recipient of the Rose Mary and Frederick Allan Johnson Scholarship for $12,000. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan)

Medals

  • Kristy Marie DuGray received the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) Medal of Excellence, Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program.

Recognition

  • Elizabeth Agnew successfully defended her MN Thesis Proposal on December 14, 2023, entitled, Measuring the Impact of Cancer Patient Navigation on Diagnostic Resolution and Treatment Initiation in Patients with Primary Thoracic Cancer in Manitoba. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynda Balneaves; Internal member: Dr. Tara Horrill; External member: Dr. Marshall Pitz)
  • Eunice Assem-Erhaze, PhD student, was appointed Fellow by the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery of Ireland. (Faculty advisors: Dr. Nicole Harder and Dr. Wanda Chernomas)
  • Olabisi Ayeni successfully defended her PhD Thesis Proposal on December 14, 2023, entitled, A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of African Immigrant Parents Caring for a Child with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) in Canada. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; Internal member: Dr. Donna Martin; External member: Dr. Kerstin Roger)
  • Vicki Charski successfully defended her PhD Thesis Proposal on January 25, 2024, entitled, Exploring the role of public health nurse-early childhood educator-parent collaboration in assisting children experiencing poverty to be ready for school. (Advisor: Dr. Em Pijl; Internal Member: Dr. Christina West; External Member: Dr. Ryan Giuliano)
  • Jess Crawford, served as a content expert on 2SLGBTQIA+ for Health Care Professionals for the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Institute. Available at: https://www.wocinstitute.ca/2slgbtqia
  • Teri-Lynn Healy successfully defended her MN Capstone Project on December 15, 2023, entitled, The Role of Reminiscence in Arts-Based Interventions for Dementia Care. (Primary advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald; Secondary advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson)
  • Kimberly Heppner successfully defended her MN Capstone Project on December 12, 2023, entitled, Facilitating Nursing Students’ Understanding of Health Equity: Findings of a Critical Literature Review. (Primary advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby; Secondary advisor: Dr. Donna Martin)
  • Karamveer Kaur successfully defended her MN Capstone Project on March 18, 2024, entitled, Small babies, big sufferings: Social withdrawal in infants – An integrative review. (Primary advisor: Dr. Suzanne Lennon; Secondary advisor: Dr. Lynda Balneaves)
  • Nicole LeGras successfully defended her MN Thesis on February 12, 2024, entitled, COVID-19 vaccination in incarcerated populations in North America: A mixed-methods systematic review. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; Internal member: Dr. Donna Martin; External member: Dr. Malcolm Doupe)
  • Karen Livingston successfully defended her MN Capstone Project on March 20, 2024, entitled, Empathetic leadership and healthy workplaces: Frontline nurse perspectives in palliative and end-of-life care. (Primary advisor: Dr. Michelle Lobchuk; Secondary advisor: Dr. Francine Laurencelle)
  • Suzanne Nicolas successfully defended her PhD Thesis on March 26, 2024, entitled, Exploring the lived experiences of Indigenous grandmothers raising grandchildren in the Kinship Care Program of the Child Welfare System: Digital storytelling rooted in an Indigenous research paradigm. (Advisor: Dr. Christina West; Internal member: Dr. Donna Martin; External member: Dr. Marilyn Bennett; External examiner: Dr. Wendy Gifford; Elder: Dr. Mary Wilson; Chair: Dr. Deborah McPhail)
  • Heather Nowak successfully defended her MN Thesis on December 7, 2023, entitled, A qualitative interpretive description study: Factors that Influence Emerging Nurse Leaders on the Path to Leadership in the North. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan; Internal member: Dr. Donna Martin; External member: Dr. Lukas Neville)
  • Marie-Claude G. Simpson successfully defended her MN Thesis on March 18, 2024, entitled, Undergraduate nursing students’ perspectives on and experiences with clinical practice preparedness: A descriptive qualitative study. (Advisor: Dr. Wanda Chernomas; Internal member: Dr. Jo-Ann Sawatzky; External member: Dr. Thomas Falkenberg)
  • Daniella Scerbo successfully defended her MN Capstone Project on March 22, 2024, entitled, Timing and transformation: The role of early palliative care in supporting family caregivers of adults with advanced cancer. (Primary advisor: Dr. Donna Martin; Secondary advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson)
  • Abbie Kawadza, MN student, was selected for the University of Manitoba’s President’s Student Leadership Program.
  • Dr. Preetha Krishnan was recognized on her convocation from our PhD in Nursing program, and on being the recipient of the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) Medal of Excellence.

Congratulations to our Master of Nursing graduates who convocated in June 2023:

  • Damilare Dada
  • Jane Kraut
  • Tannis Sidloski
  • Laura Walton

Kraut and Walton also received the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) Medal of Excellence.